Matthew Ballard
Vol. 5, No. 35 Occasionally, I receive notes from readers about suggested article topics of local interest. A few months ago, a copy of several Medina postcards arrived at my…
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Matthew Ballard
Vol. 5, No. 34 Received as part of a recent donation, this undated photograph of Samuel Perkins was carefully slid into the pages of the Joiner family album from Barre,…
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Matthew Ballard
Vol. 5, No. 33 One of Medina’s most prosperous businesses during the early portion of the 20th century was the Empire Couch Company established by Earl Card and Walter Marvin…
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Matthew Ballard
Vol. 5, No. 32 One of Orleans County’s oldest funeral homes is likely that of Merrill-Grinnell, which dates well beyond the 1870s. This image shows two predecessors to the current…
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Matthew Ballard
Vol. 5, No. 31 Last weekend’s tour of Mt. Albion Cemetery focused on notable “movers and shakers” from Orleans County, including Dr. Elizabeth Denio. Elizabeth Harriet Denio was born to…
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